A/N: Thanks for those that reviewed the last one; it took me a while to get to that point. Enjoy the next part.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or lyrics used.

Lyrics are Someone To Save You by OneRepublic

Honesty is what you need
It sets you free
Like someone to save you
Let it go but hurry now
There's undertow and I don't want to lose you now

The words that Alex heard rang through her ear. It was like it was on a continuous loop. Alex looked dumbfounded and shocked by Darcy's revelation. The only thing she could think of doing was wrapping her arms around the tear filled girl. At first, Darcy resisted but Alex wasn't going anywhere. She collapsed into her arms, as the sobs got louder. Alex knew that no words would bring any comfort to Darcy.

Everything seemed to be clearer to Alex in why Darcy had been acting that way. Darcy was in no fit state to go home so Alex decided it was best to take Darcy back with her to Jay's place. Darcy had called her parents and told them that she was staying at a friend's house. At this point, she was finding it hard to control her crying through her words. She didn't want them to know anything was wrong.

Alex opened the front door to the apartment and was surprised to see Jay home. She was hoping that he would be back later so Darcy would have time to settle down. Jay looked perplexed and mouthed 'what the fuck' to Alex. Alex whispered 'I'll explain later' to Jay and ushered Darcy to the couch. She told her to lie down and Alex placed a blanket on top of her.

Alex waited a while until Darcy was drifting off to sleep. She pulled Jay into his room to talk privately while Darcy was still lying on the couch.

"Jay I hope it's cool that Darcy stays over. She needs somewhere to crash." Alex looked at Jay hoping that he wouldn't protest.

"I guess so. What are you doing with her? Have you two hooked up? You really have suspect taste in women." Jay asked with a dirty grin on his face.

"It's not like that. She just needs a place to crash, she's had a hard time." Alex replied defensively.

"But why you and here, she's not exactly in our circle." Jay asked why trying to comprehend.

"Circle?" Alex scoffed. "The circle turned into so much more. I dated Paige and they both dated Spinner. Don't forget that you used to hang out with him and hello, don't get me started on you and Santos. The so called circle hasn't really been exclusive."

Jay thought about what Alex had just said. "Ok, you have a point there."

"We've kind of been hanging out recently. Not ready to deal with what's been bugging us." Alex looked down at her feet.

"Lexi." Jay tentatively placed his hand on her arm.

"I'm gonna go and keep an eye on her." Alex smiled at Jay and walked out of the room. She sat on the chair, next to the couch and placed a blanket over herself.

The next morning Alex woke up, she saw that Darcy was still sleeping. Jay had quietly slipped out of his room, thinking that neither of the girls was up.

"Morning Lexi." Jay whispered.

"Morning. I was going to make breakfast but there's nothing in the kitchen. Can you keep an eye on Darcy for me while I quickly pop out?" Alex asked quietly.

Jay looked over to where Darcy was. "Yeah, sure."

Alex, who was still wearing the clothes from the previous night, ran out to the shops. Jay went to take a shower. At the exact time he was stepping out of the shower, he heard a knock on the door. He thought that Alex must have forgotten her keys. He placed a towel around his waist and tried to answer the door without waking Darcy up. He opened the door and was surprised to see Manny on the other side.

"Hey, I hope it's not too early but I wanted to thank you and see if you wanted to grab some breakfast." Manny stood at the door with a big smile on her face.

"Err, now… it's not really…" Still startled by the visitor, Jay struggled get his words out.

He kept looking between Manny and the couch. Manny slipped past him and walked in. She was shocked to see Darcy lying there.

"What the hell are you doing? I should have known you haven't changed." Manny yelled as she walked over to Darcy. Darcy started to stir as Manny's yelling woke her out of her sleep.

"Did he do anything to you?" She asked Darcy.

Jay was trying his best to protest his innocence. Alex was walking up to the front door when she heard a female shouting, Alex rushed into the apartment to see what the commotion was about.

"What's with the shouting?" Alex asked.

Manny looked at Alex and shook her head in disbelief. "Are you two trying to have your evil way with Darcy. She's not like that, shame on you for taking advantage of her in a vulnerable state."

"Manny get off your high horse and shut the hell up." Alex spat.

"Please stop Manny." Darcy added. "It's not what you think. They are looking after me."

"What?" Manny was confused by Darcy's words.

"I couldn't go home and Alex said I could crash here." Darcy sounded a bit shaky in her voice.

"Darcy, you could have called me. You know you could have stayed at mine. I'm your friend, she isn't." Manny looked between Darcy and Alex.

"Alex is my friend and she's helped me without even knowing it." Darcy looked Manny straight in the eye.

Alex was surprised by this revelation but had to admit that she had been enjoying Darcy's company.

"I'm gonna leave you girls to it." Jay ran into his bedroom to put some clothes on.

"I think you two need to talk so I'm just gonna have a shower." Alex said as she left Darcy and Manny alone.

Manny watched Alex close the door and turned to Darcy.

"Why didn't you come to me, why Alex? Manny sat down beside Darcy on the couch.

"I didn't want to deal with any of it. Everyone at school knew I was no longer a virgin. You and Peter knew the truth, even Simpson. It was bad enough that Mrs Suave wanted to know and don't get me started on my parents. Alex didn't know, she really didn't even know me. It was like I was given a clean slate." Darcy was looking down at her hands.

"Wait a minute, Simpson. How does he know?" A confused Manny enquired.

"I kind of blurted it out." Darcy responded.

"Does Alex know?" Manny asked

"Yeah, just recently. She knew that I had hurt myself on purpose. I didn't do a good job of hiding it as I kept touching my wrist. I broke down in front of her last night, that's why she let me crash here." Darcy was fiddling with one of her sleeves, feeling a sense of uncomfortably about what she was saying.

"What about Jay, does he know?" Manny asked.

"No." Darcy simply answered.

Manny was relieved that Jay wasn't trying anything on with Darcy. Darcy wondered why Manny acted the way she did. She knew Manny was a good friend and cared about her but there was something else to it. "You like Jay, don't you?"

Manny snapped her head quickly towards Darcy's face but couldn't find any words to answer the question. All she could do was nod shyly. "Do you want me to take you home?" Manny asked, trying to change the subject.

"I'm not ready to go home yet. I might ask if it's ok to stay here a bit longer." Darcy spoke quietly.

Alex walked out the bathroom, with fresh clothes on. She tried to guess what the atmosphere was like and whether or not Manny was going to start shouting at her again. Manny looked towards Alex and stood to her feet.

"Alex." Manny felt a little ashamed by her earlier words to Alex. "I'm sorry for the way I reacted."

"It's cool." Alex couldn't think of anything else to say as she was surprised by Manny's apology.

Manny looked back at Darcy "I 'm going to head off now, call me if you need anything." Manny hugged Darcy.

Alex started to wonder why Manny had visited in the first place. She then remembered that Jay was still hiding in his bedroom. "Jay, it's safe to come out now." She shouted.

Jay stuck his head out cautiously; all the girls looked at him and started laughing. Manny made her way towards the front slowly, like she was waiting for something. Alex noticed this and she nudged Jay while he stood next to her. She discreetly motioned to him with her head in Manny's direction. He eventually took the hint.

"I'm gonna walk out with you, got some errands to run." Jay smiled at Manny when she looked back at him. "See you both later." Jay closed the front door behind him as Alex and Darcy were left in the apartment.

"I got some food for breakfast, if you're hungry." Darcy nodded at Alex's question.

The two of them were finishing off their food when Darcy spoke. "Thanks for letting me crash here last night."

"That's fine though you'll have to also thank Jay too." Alex said while eating the last of the food on her plate.

Darcy's plate was empty and she started to bite the inside of her mouth. Alex got up with her plate in her hand and picked up Darcy's too. Darcy got up from the seat and slowly wandered to the couch. "I was at a party with some people from school. I felt really light headed but I only had one drink. I woke up with most of my clothes off in bed with Peter." Alex had turned away from the sink to face Darcy as she was speaking.

"He said he we didn't have sex but I had this feeling I had. Someone said that there was a guy putting drugs into girls' drinks and having sex with them." Darcy was struggling with her words and the tears were uncontrollable. Alex had moved over to the couch and put her arms around Darcy.

"The doctor told me I caught chlamydia, Manny found me in the shower with blood everywhere. I just didn't know what to do." Alex wrapped both her arms around Darcy as she sank lower her arms. Alex was determined that no matter how long Darcy needed comforting, that she would be there for her.

All right sit down and spill your heart
Lets start from the very start
Cause I can see by your eyes
You're wasted
Your energy comes and goes
You taking your time, you know
Nothing can change what happened, you know